Shimeji Mushrooms

Japan is a humid country and mushrooms grow well. Shiitake, shimeji, matsutake, enoki, nameko are the most popular and commercialized mushrooms in Japan. Shiitake, shimeji, and enoki can be found in the United States at Asian grocery stores.

Shimeji can grow big like shiitake, but commercially available ones are always small and sold in a plastic container. Often called buna shimeji or beech mushrooms in the United States. They come in brown or white.